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Garage or lock-up help please
Yeah, like a mobile cafe. A very cute mobile cafe:) The garage will be used to store the van during the evenings when the it is not in use.

Comment by hooofck October 2012 permalink
lovely person wanted for 2 room flatlet in my house
Hey Caro, I think you're right to be as honest as possible about the kind of person you think would work well for your property. We have a similar situation at home and always found the more detail you put into an ad, the more likely you are to…

Comment by hooofck October 2012 permalink
Garage or lock-up help please
It's a Citroen H Van and they're about 2.3m tall, 4.3m long and 2m wide. Going to use it to sell coffee from...

Comment by hooofck October 2012 permalink
Best/worst things about Stroud Green
I just wanted to second Donna's comments from Aug 17th too. We had exactly the same experience having lived in the area since 1998 and loved the area then, sharing a flat with mates just after leaving college. And now, 14 years later, life is …

Comment by hooofck August 2012 permalink
Swimming lessons for children
Tiny Swimmers on the ladder is great. Lovely small pool that is only used by the lesson itself and good instructors.

Comment by hooofck August 2012 permalink
Refuse Collection in Haringey
Hello. I’m on Cornwall too. A couple of guys with a clipboard and a big van came on Monday and took away a load of the new green wheelie bins as yagamuffin mentions. I went out and asked one of them what was going on and he said that the council had…

Comment by hooofck June 2012 permalink
Virgin outages/customer service
Don't mean to reopen any old wounds, but anyone else been experiencing reduced broadband speeds over the last 24 hours? I'm paying through the nose for the 50mB service but only getting about 3, sometimes less than 1 (normally get about 35…

Comment by hooofck November 2011 permalink
rainbow nursery
Our son has been going to Rainbow for a year now. It's really is a fantastic nursey and the staff are wonderfull. I can't say enough good things about it. Our youngest will go there next year too. We previously used the Asquith nursey beh…

Comment by hooofck September 2011 permalink
Riots
I heard the following this morning from a friend "Apparently there was a gang of about 50 around Finsbury Park station yesterday. But all the shops on Stroud Green Road put their shutters down and the police were there so it didn’t develop. T…

Comment by hooofck August 2011 permalink
Zebra crossing Florence/Tollington
Very nearly mown down by mini-cab driver while pushing my one year old across in a pushchair last week. Very very scary. He screeched to a halt just in time and when I told him he might want to slow down a bit he shouted back 'Fuck you, I gave …

Comment by hooofck June 2010 permalink
Five Aside Football Pitches in Finsbury Park
I'm not sure why we're assuming everyone who might use this facility will drive there. Where I play football virtually no one ever drives there. They go after work on the tube or bus or maybe cycle. Also, on the money issue, it's us…

Comment by hooofck January 2010 permalink
Five Aside Football Pitches in Finsbury Park
I think generally this is a great idea. I've lived in this area for years and have always played 5-a-side but have to travel to Enfield and Battersea Park to get a pitch. Sounds like there are other people also want to play but find it hard to…

Comment by hooofck January 2010 permalink
Ennis Road - short film
Loved it - thank you.

Comment by hooofck December 2009 permalink
Stewart Lee
I really like Stuart Lee, very underrated, but I know he definitely lived in Stoke Newington fairly recently... just off Church Street opposite the fire station. But maybe he moved up in the world and made the break to N4. I like his slow-burning, g…

Comment by hooofck April 2009 permalink
White Rabbits
Thanks Andy. There will be a new album out in the states in May... it's lovely stuff, kind of like Radiohead meets Adam & The Ants.

Comment by hooofck March 2009 permalink
keegan resigns again!
I see Kevin Keegan is now the bookies favourite to replace, err, Kevin Keegan. I would love to hear what he thinks about that while refering to himself in the third person. Can you imagine...?

Comment by hooofck September 2008 permalink
'Fun' run
Thanks and yes, I fear you'll be right jandb. I remember my English teacher from school giving fun run as an example when he was teaching us what an oxymoron was.

Comment by hooofck September 2008 permalink
Firezza
Tucked in to a gorgeous 1/2 metre pizza last night from Firezza - highly recommended.

Comment by hooofck September 2008 permalink
The Arsenal Shop
Senderos is a good guy and does a great job - he's there to remind everyone how great the rest of the players are... Wenger previously used Pascal Cygan and before him Igor Stepanovs for the same purpose. Can't imagine any of those 3 selli…

Comment by hooofck August 2008 permalink
Stroud Green Road in The Times, this Saturday (July 19)
I grabbed a copy on Saturday morning and really enjoyed the article - what fascinating backgrounds some of those people have - thanks a lot for letting us know.

Comment by hooofck July 2008 permalink
Parks Police and redundant Dogs
Thanks Ali, I signed the petition. I think the park has really improved over the years but this service is important to help make it feel safe for everyone. Highbury Fields seems to have loads of park keepers and parks police around and it really ma…

Comment by hooofck July 2008 permalink
Local garden nursery?
Have you tried the one up at Ally Pally? Not necessarily closer than Cally Road but a much nicer place to spend a Sunday morning...

Comment by hooofck June 2008 permalink
New Members (very exciting!)
Hey T.J., that's interesting about Topic. From their website it seems they are still going strong - I know very little about folk music but I'd say any indie label that has survived for 69 years must be a pretty special record company.

Comment by hooofck June 2008 permalink
B&B/Hotel in Stroud Green?
we had some family stay up at the aber hotel late last year. the rooms were basic but fine and the staff were friendly. it's pretty cheap so overall i would recommend it if you're just looking for a cheap bed for the night. i wasn't …

Comment by hooofck June 2008 permalink
Tollingtons fish & chips
ah, ok, sorry. next thing you know Threshers will be gone too...

Comment by hooofck May 2008 permalink
Tollingtons fish & chips
does anyone know if The Codfather opposite Londis on Ferme Park Road has closed down? I don't recell seeing it open lately...

Comment by hooofck May 2008 permalink
Worst Street in London
Thanks Giles - I used to live on Fonthill Road and I'll enjoy that book. Campbell Bunk sounds pretty close to where I think John Lydon grew up but I guess it had changed quite a bit when he grew up from the inter war time. By the way, Busby, I …

Comment by hooofck May 2008 permalink
Before I stick it on Freecycle...
I have a pine double bed and mattress if anyone wants it. Condition is OK - mattress a little scratched by cats but nothing serious... I put it on Freecycle a couple of days ago but just got the normal timewasters so far. Going to try Gumtree as wel…

Comment by hooofck May 2008 permalink
Arsenal 2 - 0 Juventus
Andy - do I take it you are a Swindon fan then? My mate's ex-girlfriends brother is Sam Parkin. There. How was that for a name drop?

Comment by hooofck April 2008 permalink
Stroud Green Baby
Congratulations to Poxy and geoff - good names for both too. We have a our first, a boy, expected on May 11th.

Comment by hooofck April 2008 permalink

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